Department of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Caries Res. 2022;56(1):15-28. doi: 10.1159/000522326. Epub 2022 Jan 31.
Within the fields of anthropology and osteoarcheology, human teeth have long been studied to understand the diet, habits, and diseases of past civilizations. However, no complete review has been published to collect and analyze the extensive available data on caries prevalence in European man (Homo sapiens) over time.
In this current study, the two databases, Scopus and Art, Design, and Architecture Collection, were searched using predefined search terms. The literature was systematically reviewed and assessed by two of the authors.
The findings include a significant nonlinear correlation with increasing caries prevalence in European populations from 9000 BC to 1850 AD, for both the number of carious teeth and the number of affected individuals.
Despite the well-established collective belief that caries rates fluctuate between different locations and time and the general view that caries rates have increased from prehistoric times and onwards, this is to our knowledge the first time this relationship has been proven based on published data.
在人类学和骨骼考古学领域，人类牙齿长期以来一直被研究，以了解过去文明的饮食、习惯和疾病。然而，尚未发表过全面的综述来收集和分析有关欧洲人类（智人）龋齿患病率随时间变化的广泛可用数据。
在本研究中，使用预设的搜索词在 Scopus 和 Art、设计和建筑收藏两个数据库中进行搜索。文献由两位作者进行系统审查和评估。
研究结果表明，从公元前 9000 年到公元 1850 年，欧洲人群的龋齿患病率呈显著的非线性相关，无论是龋齿数量还是受影响个体的数量都呈上升趋势。
尽管人们普遍认为龋齿发病率在不同地点和时间之间波动，并且普遍认为龋齿发病率从史前时期开始一直在上升，但据我们所知，这是首次基于已发表的数据证明了这种关系。
